A last minute wedding

Back in August I received a phone call on a Wednesday for wedding flowers on the Friday, could I help? As the shop had a good variety of flowers and the groom who was ordering them left colours to me, I said yes. The only colours he gave me were the dresses, the bride was wearing red and bridesmaids pink.

This was the brides hand-tied bouquet.

A selection of white and ivory flowers including lilies, germinis, hydrangea and roses with mixed foliage.
The three bridesmaids bouquets were of white hydrangea and roses and pink germini and spray roses.
Also requested were 4 table arrangements for display at the reception which was being held at their home. For these I used glass cubes in two designs.

One a longer, lower design using white hydrangea and freesia with pink alstroemeria and lilies.
The other a taller arrangement with white freesia and lilies with pink roses and gerberas.
There were also a handful of rose buttonholes.

A last minute wedding can sometimes work, as on this occasion, but it does depend on what is in stock and how flexible you are on what you have. My advice is always the more notice you can give the better choice you will have.

Ivory and Navy Blue wedding flowers

A small wedding from June. The bride carried a hand-tie posy of ivory roses, navy blue organza 'roses' with navy blue pearl headed pins. The stems were bound with ivory satin ribbon and pinned with matching blue pins.The groom and his men wore a simple ivory rose buttonhole.
The ladies wore a corsage of a single ivory rose with white freesia.
The intimate reception was held at The Barge on the Brayford and we designed 3 table centres. The container was covered with navy blue satin and the flowers included ivory roses, eustoma and stallion chrysants with blue eryngiums.

Ivory and white table displays

We were asked to provide 3 table displays in scented ivory and white flowers for a wedding breakfast at the Wig and Mitre on Steep Hill.

I chose white oriental lilies, white dutch roses and freesia for their scent and for filler used white 'stallion' chrysants.

Branston Hall

The last instalment from Saturday.

Hannah's ceremony and reception were held at Branston Hall. As it was a late pm wedding we arrived at dinner to deliver the bridal flowers and to set the table displays.

Hannah had wanted to keep it simple for the tables so in keeping with her flowers we arranged 3 maroussia roses with bear grass in tall clear vases.

This is the bar area at night, the tables are kept in here while the ceremony takes place next door and then moved while the bridal party has the photographs taken outside.


The Churchill Suite dressed for the wedding ceremony.
The registrars table display. Hannah sent me a photo which she had found and asked if I could recreate it in her flowers. The flowers are Oriental lily, maroussia roses, eustoma, carnations and small button chrysants.
Two bay trees were placed either side of the entrance to the room, placed so when you walk down the corridor you will first notice one then as you turn to walk in you will see the other.

Funeral Tributes

Here are some of the funeral designs we have created over the last few weeks.

A ginger cat.

Many shapes speak for themselves.

A DAD Frame

A Bingo Card

A Heart with single red rose

A Posy Pad

A Summery table display for the buffet

A Pink Single Ended Spray

A 12" Orange white and blue wreath

A 12" red and cream wreath

A Pink rose Sheaf

A White lily Sheaf

A Heart with single pink rose

A small heart

Our condolences go to all the families involved.